During her WNBA game on Saturday, Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark was subjected to a hard foul by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter, which appeared unprovoked.
While the motive behind the incident remains unclear, Sunny Hostin of “The View” offered her perspective.
“I do think that there is a thing called pretty privilege, there is a thing called white privilege, there is a thing called tall privilege, and we have to acknowledge that,” Hostin began.
“And so, part of it is about race because if you think about the Brittney Griners of the world, you know, why did she have to go to play in Russia, because they wouldn’t pay her,” she concluded.
Lauren Chen acknowledges the existence of pretty privilege and tall privilege but disagrees with Hostin’s remarks about race.
“I think tall privilege is especially going to help you in the WNBA, but I just don’t understand the obsession with automatically, we have to make it about race. From what I understand, it seems like Caitlin Clark is measurably just a better player than these other women, regardless of what their race is,” Chen says.
“I think it’s just a lot easier to say, ‘Oh, well you’re only making it because you’re white,’ then just admit that ‘Yeah, you’re actually better than these other players,’” she adds.
While Chen disagrees with Hostin’s perspective, the “The View” cohost is not alone in her views. Jemele Hill also described Caitlin Clark’s fame as “problematic” and related to “race and sexuality.”
“Well, maybe marketability is in part based on performance,” Chen comments. “And it kind of seems like Caitlin Clark is just a better performer regardless of her race or her sexuality.”
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